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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

Choosing a costume for a Renaissance fair can be a lot of fun. It doesn't take a lot of money or effort. With this instruction and a little shopping, you can dress for the Renaissance fair. If you want to travel back to the Renaissance era, what could be more beautiful than buying your own outfit from that era? There are many very beautiful Renaissance outfits on the Internet today that perfectly illustrate this era. Then the most important things were art and culture, and they fascinate to this day.

Steps

1. 1 Decide if you want to dress like a specific person or a fictional character. Many visitors to the fair do not dress very authentic. Keep this in mind when deciding what you will wear and how much time you want to devote to your costume. You can make an era-appropriate costume within a small budget, unless you want to portray an aristocrat.
2. 2 Choose the class, profession and place of residence of your character. If you want authenticity, you have to do some serious research and spend a lot of time to create an accurate look. For a fictional character, almost anything will do, within reason.
3. 3 If you are portraying a certain person, class is very important. Members of the lower class, peasants, who made up 90% of the population, can dress according to the times, but in clothes made of wool and linen, with little or no decoration. The middle class - merchants and poor aristocrats - wore higher quality fabrics with some decorative elements, for example, jewelry, costume jewelry, beautiful belts and other gizmos.
4. 4 Occupation also affects clothing.
5. 5 Country also has an impact on costume, especially in parts of the world as different as, say, Arabia and England. In Europe, however, the majority of people dressed the same, with a slight difference in eras and small details.
6. 6 It is also helpful to interact with people as in normal life, because if others are not portraying the characters, it will be awkward if you are in character.

Tips

• Choose your color scheme with care; rich reds, blacks and purples were worn by the rich. For the lower classes, choose natural colors.
• If you know how to sew and have some free time, make as many of the costume elements yourself as you can. So things will fit perfectly on you, they will turn out beautiful and exactly the way you need them.
• The more authentic and authentic your costume is, the more people will expect you to behave like your character. The manner of speech and reactions to people of other classes (for example, when a warrior or queen of the fair approaches you) can enhance or spoil the effect of the costume.
• If you're looking for an authentic look, do your research.
• If you are broke, you can always rent a costume at the fair, for a fee.
• Lots of costume ideas can be found in the Halloween store and online. Just ideas, however. The clothes are usually of terrible quality and poorly sewn there.
• Jewelry was then worn large and lurid by our standards. Buy oversized earrings, necklaces, rings, and the like.
• Hide modern needs and beliefs. Switch your "pocket fairy" (that is, your cell phone) to silent mode, remove or hide your watch, and so on.
• Try paying merchants with coins instead of paper money. In the US, you can have fun using gold dollars. Be aware that some traders or fairground workers will roll their eyes behind your back, as they usually don't think this is a good or witty idea.

Warnings

• If you are dressed as a fictional character, do not be offended if you are considered strange. Many people try to look in accordance with the era, and the Ugandan costume will seem simply strange. In some fairs, it's best not to dress like a fantasy character, but get ready to play your part if you have to. Alternatively, explore a local fair by asking those who have been there how appropriate a fantasy style is.
• Find out what you can and cannot take with you to the fair. Certain types of weapons cannot be brought to some fairs. On others, you need to secure it.